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iii4v.?lSP li mtW'tin my,9m, i)iiw pttm "T' - nwillttvPi ii. m, t.nitti...Tii 'v&VijOXtt&i m i r i fc ft. ' -sisss&ssSfe THE SPECTATOR. O. L. CCMY, EDtTOK It. t. HUMOR, ratXTB. ,, Oresjejn City, Dec. , IB4T. FIO.M OUR EXTRA OP THIS MOK.NlltO. ( I hastily tako this opportunity of inform, log the rcadert of tho "Oregon Spectator," ttttt At about 10 o'clock last Might I was in. $nhcd that my services as Editor of tho Oregon Spectator wore no longer required ay a majority of the Board of Directors of the Printing Association this too in tho lace of my contract withtfom requiring thirty days notico before tho abrogation of mo contract oy euner party. The names ot the honorable men who have attempted to do me this injustice are Geo. Abernethy, W. Roberts, J. R. Robb, and Robert Newell. They were aware that tho paper would be published this morning and that it wcuid contain some truths very un pleasant to thcmsolvcs, whicli is their only apology for thus endeavoring to muzzle the press. ' , We shall insist upon our contract and trust to be able to maintain our post as Editor for at least thirty days longer j wo shall then be but too happy to leave the service of such a contemptible clique I GEO. L. CURRY. OaiooN Paurtwto Aasodtsvnoxv At the anausj werssp- with lb. Titt met! of Mm staffs attNtfl msstollea,- tfc aJafef ihs IUJ HMM ' i polat4ssssst4VtaysaatttU afrieMofplsrtBiNtiaWi m Prtiiitnt; 8. M. Holderaess, Tnmnmrt JotM P. Brooks, Sterttiryt - Robb, A. L. Lovejoy, and Robert Newell, Dirtttori. Ascot to Bshsadki With the meet pleasura ble folmjB we inform mi readers that wsiwil possibly bebeheaded.ln about thirty daysthat is to sty, we wOJ be espdM from the editorial chair f the Ongoa Spectator tor a other reason that wa in mm r. thaa lMriH always .wfeanrnd to UN the tret awl keep above. petty faetieae aad sassjaiaoaat ebque We have been too Isarpsadsat te be AMde a tool of and esteem ourselves aaeh toe proed to yield oae par ticla of our manhood to aay dignitary ia the hml We have boom pUia facta to set forth, awfalar revelatioMtoBSBke.befarawabidadiea tothepteoo aatdatywe have beer engaged is for the laet Ifteea months, as editor of the Spectator. At an appropriate trae and ia appropriate tonne, we ball say oar tare. weU to oar readers, aad wieh immeaaeraMo success to the Oregoa tha public, that a largo majority ol the peo ple of this Tarritary would havo stoned a re. MOnstraftow i ajalaet . Us bring appojittcd to any offi within in llta. ' lWyW- ' lit. jaTSeyPyWi LaislMarail JtweweVThat U la-.tW duty of this rs&MwM'inMMwkMri.rBntatiVM of the peopfo of Oregoa, to uso all honofablo ICTln addition to the foregoing Exth, we have sly to say that a long as we are editor of the " Ore gee Spectator" we will be the sole judge of what mat tor shall be publiihed in the paper. . NotwithsUndingvJhe unexpected over'- mat have temaepired within a few houn , we have .dc no change Whatever in the contents of the p-.r. Wo have not tiaae to give the story of our Jrievanccs now, as it WMdd'islay the publication of tho paper; feeling, however, that we have acted up to our senso of duty ia the matter of difference between ounelves and the Board of Directors of Uie Printing Aiwocintion, we hill calmly uwait the issue, whatever it may be. O We would inform some of the members of the Board of Directors of the Printing. Association that our character editorially only, they have the right to sit in judgment upon, and abase aa ranch as they please. Our private character, howeveris oar own concern, and we hope always to have mental and jdiysicat ability sufficient to defend it The members oi roe noaraproicasio ne, and douuueas are, gentle-Uance in which we are involved, the LegWature men-all we ask is to ia treated aa a compeer. ,, concluded lo send a special messenger to the A. Jackson ' l'Mera' Covernnieul, in order to airite them fully, of the aml M ca,,y M P-""'c f ui situation of oar aflairr means to avert auoh a calamity as the op poimmeat oi . viumn mormon or any in. dividual by whom he may bo novcrally reo commended to any offieo of honor or tnint Withlrt".! limits of Oregon Territory, i Ud. Betolvc4 That copies of this prcam. bio and resolutions be forwarded to the exec utivo of the United States. , David Hill, E-, of Twalatln, amended the rrsotu wwhYtheaubjolaed: Retohed, That tho foregoing resolutions are not to.apply to J. Quinn Thornton unless he shall apply to tho President for an ap- Siiatmont to any oflloc of trust or profit in rrgon Territory. Yeas Messrs, CoTHombrcc, Hill Ford. Rice, Rector, NesmiUi, Wilcox 8. Nats Messrs. Crawford, Rcroc, Rodger, Robinson, Plomondo, T(hite, Wair, and Mr. Speaker 6. IoisuiTiTr. The Legislature will perhaps ad joam nest week, and in our nest we shall give a sum mary of the result of the seanou. tiea. Gilliam has been appointed Coloael ; Waters, Ucut Colonel ; utid Cape II. A.(. Lee, Major of tho troops that are to be placed in tho field. CajS. J. Palmer has been elected Commissary General In view of the serious cirenm- CSeveral communication huo lee -deferred until our nest iwue. nccesFarily ICTSeveral documents of public intcrert wo riidll place before our readers in another number u?We have heard nothing from Wallawulla since the melancholy intelligence of the horrible masracre which we published in our last Major Ie and his command had safely made the portage at tho Cascadetr, aad were at the head of the rapids on the ICth inut We have received information that leads us to the be lief that tho Whites iiave abanduned tho Dalles in co&eequeuco of the hostile bearing of tho Indians. We sincerely hope if they have done so that they hare been enabled to reach a place of safety without any fresh disaster. We have a variety of reports, but a they an very conflicting In their character, we have concluded to await more reliable intelligence. It is preUy generally believed now that there is a regular combination of the tribes of tho Upper Columbia; if this should provo to be the fact, wo shall have serious times indeed. Most anxiously do wo look for further sews. i O The Governor has issued his proclamation for ene hundred men fcr the prosecution of the war with the Cayuxe Indians. There is much difference of opinion in the public mind as to the propriety of calling ut ono hundred men or more. The only difficulty in the way, we apprehend, is the expense of equiping and assintaiuing in the field a larger force. Could not sseveral of tho counties furnUh a company each of sixty or more men, and provide within themselves for ihe necessary outlay 1 We think it feasible. If the war ehancra to come down into tho valley there will te so waiting for the negotiating of u loan of even M baasbed thousand cents. We fancy there would ,', as should be the case now, a prompt rally for tho tvsjssaMsWence. "" WAJnatV We are very much In need of numbora rj lit ll.Ja'volume, of the Spectator. Oursubscri jbapwheeWlsSt file their papers will confer a great favor, aad siM receive the full price for tho same, if tfcjy wlB'ksetas as many of theso numbers as they flease. CT Tho names of A. Wise and 8, were associated in our las paper with lh volunteers who had gone lo the Dahs. Such is not the fact, however. They did not make their appear ance at rolle calL At Vancouver the following named persons joined the company: J. Kettor, Nathan Olney, Daniel P. Barnes. i QirThe following Resolutions, upon their introdnc lion m the Legislature, by Judge NesmHh, of Polk County, occasioned quite a flutter in that august as semblage. It is a most gievious matter certainly that Honorable gentlemen are ever obliged to commit them selves upon any question ;' H is bard lo dodge the ytai and nays and when the question came to be taken, timidity resigned Itself to ha fate aad assumed the 'ap pearance of firmness. As our name has been some what mised up in this matter without any leave or li cense from us, we have a word to say and a more ap propriate time may possibly not occur in which to speak it We would have It understood that we ask for no office, and if our name has been used, which we do not believe, by the clique, of whom Judge Thorn ton is said to bo the representative In the supposed ap plication at Washington City, for office in this Tcrrit. ry, it has been used, without our consent or knowledge and we shall be at some trouble to properly discharge tho obligation it will place us under. It is said that men are told by the company they keep, we choose to select our own associates and insist upon it as a right j. 1st. Whereas, It is believed that tho peri- od is at hand when the government of tho United States will be extended over Oregon Territory ? and officers appointed to admin ister and execute laws for tho welfare and protection of her citizens. And, 2d. Whereas, Owing to our rcmoto situ ation, and crcat distance from the Capitol of tho United States, tho President thereof is liable to be imposed upon and deceived by the exparto interested statements and recom mendations of aspirants to office and their friends residing in Oregon. And; 3d. Whereat, It is generally believed that J. Quinn Thornton has been secretly dispatched to Washington City with recom. mendations) petitions and memorials secretly gotten up for tho 'purpose of obtaining for himself and friends the high and important offices which will bo at tho disposal of tho President" the United States when tho government thereof shall bo extended over Oregon Territory. And, 4th. Whereas, It is important and desira. ble in all republican governments, that tho selection of all'judicial and executive oIKcors should meet 'tho approbation and coniidonce of a mojority of the people ovor which they are to exercise authority ; and, be as fur as possible removed from the intrigue and influ. enco of odious and secret petitions which tend toBubvorVthetruo interests of the govern, ment atid'abridge the rights and liberties of tho people'; 'And, Gth. Whet-eas, Jt is the opinion of this House that had the departure and intentions of J. Quinn Thornton been timely known to Joseph 1 Meek, Esq, one of tho members from Twala'tin Coanty, has ben honored with mis impor tant appointment, and will proceed forthwith upon his mission. The route he proposes to take we hive not learned. Of course it will be the ono that will ensure the most expeditious travel. A brief and pertiueut memorial to the Congress of the United Ktaten, setting forth our situation and wants, was on yesterday udopt ed by the house. We have not the names of tho committee who prepared this document. It was re ported through their Chairman, Marcus Ford, an, , of Polk. It might have been weU to have concluded the memorial by saying, " we have petitioned until our fervency and faith are quite exhausted, and loving our country, we will calmly suffer the consequences of ,r- -- ....., OT.- -.. agw.M R.vw "w iwmn- servant of our If Wo remain as wo are, fur any leox'tli of time, ways and nmatu must bo dovisod fir raising u tnoro extensive rovenuu, The laws 'should lio published in tt Lonvnniciit form A fund set apart for limiting with In dians, and many other things provided fyr that wo havo thus far diritiuusvd with, hut which must m attended to, in order that wu may carry out 'the principles under whiuii w havo associated. ' . This being tho first hesioti of tho pr-wn Congress, limy will Imvo morn timo todnvotc o the formation of a government for thin Tnrrllnru '!. at 1 1... t,..., .... ,:.... 1M. probability is that peauo between tho United States and 'Mexico will lmo been restored; and relievo Congress from the cares and mis. ieties attendant upon a war, ond also.rolitVc tho government from' I ho very heavy expciim whicli must necessarily attend tho carrying on of a war. Theso things lead to(tho,hoj', I hat among tho first acts of I Congress;, will bo the passage of an aot, Westablish a' Ter ritorial Government in Oregon. This will release us from our'prescnt tnibarrassmenui and place us undor a permanent form of government. Hoping that this may be tho case, I will call your attention to suoli sub- jccts'as are most pressing in their character, anu which cannot wen oo impel writ with. The Judiciary as now regulated onswcrK all tho purpoocs required of ll. and Drove to be u far better system than tho old ono ; them is one thing, however, needed very much in connection with it, umi that is a prison. Should mi ofTunder ho hcnteuccd to imprison, nicnt by tho Judge, there is no pluco in tho Territory to confine him, and consequently ho cscapci tho punishment that his crimo justly merits. This should not bo so, noil I hope you will provide means during your present he.stion for tho erection of a jail. In my message of 18-. I recommended that in addition to gold and silver, wheat should bo the only urjielo used in tho coun. try an a legal Icmfcr tho Lcgislaluto added treasury drafts, and orders on solvent mer chants. I would recommend (lie repeal of that part of the act which constitutes treasu ry drafts and ordors on solvent merchants a lawful tender. Receiving treasury draft howeves in payment of taxes and debts duo the government, (sold and sliver is much more plentiful in the Territory nvw than it was two yean ago, and could bo mad tho only lawful tendor hereafter, without dctri- father laud another opportunity to I .. ... .iln -,;, ..mi'i ,,,., .,.,,' light our prayers." Refer to next page fix memorial ' ,., !,-.,.. ..; tl ' , .; tt. .. ..... ... w .wv.fvr., ..! iTiriii Masixs. The arrivals and departures at the mouth of the Columbia river since last March, huve been as follows: Am. barque Toulon, Capt. Crosby, in and out three times; Am. brig Henry,' Capt Ki)bonvhrBltrf j WM- S4M1S.V MIMV t SVSI V SASSJJ VhSSSJto UCWVUUs in and out twice; H. D. Co's barque Cowlitz, Capt. Wynton, in and out twice ; II. D. Co's barquo Colum bia, Capt Duncan, in and sat twico ; II. D. Co's brig Mary Dare, Capt Cooper, In and out ouce ; l II. Co's selir. Cadboro, Co'pt Scarborough, ia and out three limes; Am. ship Drums, Cant. Adams, in and cut once ; Eag. bariue Janet, Capt. Diing, m uud out twice ; Am. scar. Com. Stockton, Capt Young, iu ond out onco ; Am. ship Mount Versos, Cspt Giveu, in and out unco ; French barque Morning Star, Capt Mennais, in and out once ; British sloop of war Mod esto, Capt Ilaillie, departed. ffTWhero are those vessels of war that Mr. tin cbanan, la his official capacity aa Secretary of State, promised as should visit our ports? Kcho answers where ! Was Mr. Buchanan's letter for buneom ? CtOfHNOR'8 E8SA0E, To the Hon. the Legislative Assembly of Or egon: Fellow Citizens:- Contrary to tho expectation of all who re. side in this Torritory, you are again conven ed under tho Provisional Government of Or. egon. After learning that Qtho boundary lino question was settled, thuro was hardly a doubt resting in tho mind of any individual, with regard to tho extension ot tho jurisdiction of tho Uuitcd States ovor this Torritory. Wo havo been sadly disuppnintod, and hopu which was so fondly cherished, begins to sink into despair in the hearts of many. Our situation 1h not a?vary pleasant ono on account of tho uncertainty attending it, wo may be in less than six months under tho laws and government of tho United States, and wo may on tho other hand exist in our present stato for several vears. .This uncor. tainty will no 'doubt embarrass you in your proceedings. ' i " - und silver, it is a stuple article and can al. ways uu impuscu oi to iiiercnauts and others. I Would recommend nn alteration in tho jaw relating to tho recording of land claims. Tho-Qrganie law requires thut claims bo re cordodii! dio office oftho Territorial record cr ; this answered very well while our pot ulation was sjnall, and nearly all liw'ug in ono district ; but our populutiou is increusiiy rapidly, und spreading out over a largo ot tent of torritory, how counties havo Ih-cu formed and probablv iu a short time otb' counties will bo set ofT, and lauds taJtfJf' still further from tho Territorial llLLidnfE.i1 ollico, than at tho, present timo. In view of this 1 tlunl; it ndvisobio that you projHjso an nmondment lo tho Organic Law, making tho clcrjc of tho county court recorder of all land claims located within his county, and dispense with tho offlco of Territorial lie. cordor. Tho Act entitled "An Act to roguloto the manufacture and ,alo of wino and distilled spirituous liquors," passed at tho last session of tho legislature, I would recommend for revision. An act to prevent the introduc tion, manufacture and salo of ardont spirits in Oregon, would bo far moro proferablo to a majority of tho peoplo in this Territory In oureurly history, ardont spirits was un known anionc us, every clfort was made m koep it out of tho Torritory, and to, a groat extent Biuoessfully until 1840, when owing to tho defects in the law, passed at tho ses sion of I84f, boiiio porsous violated tho stat "to and liquor was made and sold in tha Tor ritory, hut it was not done oponly nor car ricd on to any groat. extent. Tljo last Leg islaturo licensed tho muriufnctiiro and sale of ardent spirits; fhopo tho JirLaont Legisla ture will ropoal tho liconso lufv. Would' it not bo bettor to havo tho law opposod to ar dent spirits, than to havo tho manufacture nnd salo of liquor legalized by the statute. It is argued by somo porsons that you havo not the riuht to put it down ; by .others, tltut ItTs interfering with tho liberties of tho poo. A H ,A ..-L..sn...- i